Abstract
Metastatic progression is the major cause of breast cancer related mortality. By examining multiple syngeneic preclinical breast cancer models in mice lacking a functional type-I interferon receptor (Ifnar1-/- mice), we show that host-derived type-I interferon (IFN) signaling is a critical determinant of metastatic spread that is independent of primary tumor growth. In particular, we show that bone metastasis can be accelerated in Balb/c Ifnar1-/- mice bearing either 4T1 or 66cl4 orthotopic tumors and, for the first time, present data showing the development of bone metastasis in the C57Bl/6 spontaneous MMTV-PyMT-driven model of tumorigenesis. Further exploration of these results revealed that endogenous type-I IFN signaling to the host haematopoietic system is a key determinant of metastasis-free survival and critical to the responsiveness of the circulating NK cell population. We find that in vivo stimulated NK cells derived from WT, but not Ifnar1-/- mice can eliminate the 4T1 and 66cl4 breast tumor lines with varying kinetics in vitro. Together, this study indicates that the dysregulated immunity resulting from a loss of host type-I IFN signaling is sufficient to drive metastasis, and provides a rationale for targeting the endogenous type-I IFN pathway as an anti-metastatic strategy.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1207 - 1217 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Cancer Immunology Research |
Volume | 3 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2015 |